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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Briarwood Football Team History


Briarwood Lions
Briarwood Christian School

6255 Cahaba Valley Rd. Birmingham, AL 35242
Stadium: Lions Pride Stadium
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Fred Yancey
Region: 3A-R8
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Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Players Rankings NFL Playoffs OT

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1973  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Fred Yancey enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Briarwood.
 First undefeated & untied season.
 Record 15-0 season.
 The Lions move from Region 5 to Region 8.
 The Lions won the Class 3A Region 8 Championship.
 TheLions set a team record by scoring 582 points.
 The Lions set a team record by winning 15 games.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 28  @ Oak Grove    41   22   W       
 Fri., Sep. 4  vs. Chelsea    35   14   W       
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. UMS-Wright    33   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Jemison    33   21   W       
 Fri., Sep. 25  vs. St. James    35   9   W       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Deshler    24   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9  vs. Shelby County    44   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Vincent   *  42   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  @ Trinity    34   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Fultondale   *  42   0   W       
 Playoffs 
 Thu., Nov. 5  vs. Calhoun    56   0   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 13  @ Leroy    42   18   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 20  @ Montgomery Academy    29   15   W       3rd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 27  vs. Aliceville    36   33   W (OT)      Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 4   Randolph County    56   14   W    Legion Field   Championship Game 
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record15-0
  Points Scored582
  Scoring Average38.8
  Points Allowed178
  Defense Average11.9
  Opponents Record109-68
  Region Record2-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record7-0
1998 Class 3A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
7/22/1998PS 569 ASWA
9/3/19981 3(1-0) ASWA
9/10/19982 3(2-0) ASWA
9/17/19983 3(3-0) ASWA
9/24/19984 3(4-0) ASWA
10/1/19985 2(5-0) ASWA
10/8/19986 1(6-0) ASWA
10/15/19987 1(7-0) ASWA
10/22/19988 1(8-0) ASWA
10/29/19989 1(9-0) ASWA
11/5/1998Final 1(10-0) ASWA
  
1998 Class 3A Region 8 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   Region/Area Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Briarwood 15-05821785-0219802-08413  Fred Yancey
Vincent 6-52682090-115381-15360  Don Harris
Fultondale 1-91393540-21882  Jim King*

1998 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Matthew Forester LB Sr. All-Star Game  
 Matthew Foster LB All Southern  Orlando Sentinel

1998 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Fred YanceyCoach 1st  ASWA
 Graham WilsonPK Jr. HM  BN
 Jeff FlanneryQB Jr. HM  BN
 Jeff FlanneryQB Jr. HM  ASWA
 Matt DownsLB Jr. HM  BN
 Matt JacksonDB Sr. HM  BN
 Matthew ForesterLB Sr.6-2210 1st  ASWA
 Matthew ForesterLB Sr.6-2210 1st  BN
 Miles GreshamDL Sr. HM  BN
 Randy GoggansP Sr. HM  BN
 Robert GantRB Jr. HM  BN
 Robert GantRB Sr. HM  ASWA
 Tim CastilleWR 8th6-1182 1st  BN
 Tim CastilleWR 8th6-0182 1st  ASWA



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